Ford workers approve contract with United Auto Workers

DETROIT: Ford Motor Co's US union workers narrowly approved a four-year labor contract after a late push for support by United Auto Workers leaders, the UAW said late Friday night.

The UAW said 51.3 per cent of production workers and 52.4 per cent of skilled trades workers voted in favor of the new contract, after more than a week of voting that concluded at US operations of Ford on Friday night.

"This agreement provides a good foundation for Ford Motor Company, our employees and our communities as we work together to create an even stronger business in the years ahead," the company said in a statement.

Prices of most SUVs were cut between Rs 1.1 lakh and Rs 3 lakh following the implementation of GST, which subsumed over a dozen central and state levies like excise duty, service tax, and VAT from July 1.